The commonplace I sing; How cheap is health! how cheap nobility! Abstinence, no falsehood, no gluttony, lust; The open air I sing, freedom, toleration, (Take here the mainest lesson -- less from books -- less from the schools,) The common day and night -- the common earth and waters, Your farm -- your work, trade, occupation, The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A THOUGHT SUGGESTED BY A VIEW, OF SADDLEBACK IN CUMBERLAND by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE I SAW THREE SHIPS by MOTHER GOOSE ON THE SOUL by PUBLIUS AELIUS HADRIANUS SONNET ON CATHERINE WORDSWORTH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |